Vehicle-tire.



l *PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908. a. L. G'. mmsg` VEHICLE TIRE. APPLoATIoNFILED JULY so, 1906 RBNBWED MAY a, 190s.

. n EATENTED SEPT. 1,1908. yJ. L. e.. DTKESQl VEHICLE TIRE.

teils Without departing from the spirit or sscriioing any of' theedventeges oi the invention.. l

. elan/nz] l. Thenomhinetion with s. tire-body hsv'- ing elongitudinally plplit outer periphery and radially projecting i l seidsplit portion, of `nfietel clem wing `rings applied to the outer sidesof seid snges,'the outeried yes olf seid rin s'oonstituting in port thetree surface oi' t e tire, and clemping bolts pessed through seid iingsand iiafn es.

2. lheoonlhinetion with. n'tire-body aving longitudinally s'ilit outer4periphery sind redielly projecting I enges on either side of seid splitportion, oilrnetel elem ing rings applied tothe outer sidesv oise-idenges and provided with bese-portions engaging the tireoody et the basesIo'seid flanges, the outer edges of seid clamping .rings forming themarginal p erts, of' the treed surface of the tire; and clamping holtepassed through said rings and. ilenges. 5

3. rlhe eorn'hinetion with si tire-body hevonges on either *sidev olf l-ee'mee ing e longituldinelly s lit outer periphery end radiallyprojecting iliin es on either vside of l seid split portion, of a cennel-shalped annuler oepl covering said flanges, meteJ clamping ringsapplied to the outer sides of seid oep' Athe 4outer edges whereof formparts of the tread surface of the tire, and clam ingfholts passedthrough seid rings, cap en ilenges.

4. The combination With a. tire-body heving e longitudinally split outerperiphery and redielly projecting flan es on' either sideof seid splitportion, of s. o iennel-'she ed annu lor oep covering seid flanges,meta. clamping rings `the outer edges whereof form erts of the treadsurface of the tire epplie to the outer sides of said esp sindy providedwith base portions engaging the tire-body at the hasesvof said Ilan es,vand clamping 'bolts passed through sai rings, oep and flanges. Jenn L.@.ninns.

litnessels: l I

GERTRUDE BINGHA'M, JOHN T. BREEN.

